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Rhizosphere Microbial Community Diversity

edited by

Milko A. Jorquera

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3674 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biocontrol; biostimulants; One Health; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; plant microbiomes; rhizosphere; soil restoration; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Diversity and Distribution of Decapoda

edited by

Patricio Hernáez

and

William Santana

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1599 | Submission Open

Keywords: Decapoda; taxonomy; biogeography; species distribution; biodiversity

Forging Pluralistic Praxis: Braiding Indigenous and Local Knowledge with Conservation Practice

edited by

Ronald Maliao

and

Béla Tóthmérész

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous and local knowledge; ethnoecology; citizen science; pluralistic praxis; epistemic justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Genetic Diversity of Natural Animal Populations: The Influence of Anthropogenic Factors

edited by Nataļja Škute and

Algimantas Paulauskas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open

Keywords: population genetics; conservation genetics; ecological genetics; adaptations; anthropogenic factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)

Flora and Vegetation in Urban Landscapes: Impacts, Adaptations and Global Patterns

edited by

Bogdan Jackowiak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban biodiversity; urban habitats; synanthropization; biological invasions; invasion plants; plant extinction; urban ecology; urban ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Ecology and Restoration of Grassland—Third Edition

edited by

Xiaowei Guo

and

Jie Gao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: grasslands; ecosystem degradation; biodiversity conservation; soil–microbial interactions; restoration techniques; ecosystem multifunctionality; climate change; ecohydrological processes; remote sensing monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Functional Morphology and Evolution of Vertebrates

edited by

Ozan Gündemir

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: vertebrate morphological diversity; functional morphology and evolution; comparative functional morphology; geometric morphometrics; ecological biomechanics; ecological adaptation; phenotypic integration and modularity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)

Marine Ecosystem Modeling and Sustainable Fisheries Management

edited by

Ekin Akoglu

and

Taner Yıldız

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecosystem modeling; ecosystem-based fisheries management; food-web modeling; species distribution modeling; environmental DNA; fishing effort; climate change; marine biodiversity; regime shifts; socio-ecological systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Arachnida Diversity and Conservation—Second Edition

edited by

André Felipe de Araujo Lira

and

Ana Lucia Tourinho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: Arachnida; conservation ecology; climate change; biogeography; diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Advances in Ecology and Conservation of Zooplankton

edited by

Ahmet Altindağ

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrobiology; limnology; zooplankton; ecology; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Biodiversity Through Citizen Science: Data, Discovery and Ecological Insights

edited by

Bruno Corrêa Barbosa

Guy Smagghe

and

Tatiane Maciel

submission deadline 27 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: citizen science; biodiversity monitoring; public participation; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Conservation and Ecology of Raptors—3rd Edition

edited by

Vladimir D. Dobrev

Dobromir D. Dobrev

and

Dimitar A. Demerdzhiev

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3512 | Submission Open

Keywords: raptor ecology; migration ecology; demography; population dynamics; habitat; threats and conservation management; diet; home range

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Small Mammal Diversity and Conservation

edited by

Ana Cristina Mendes de Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1418 | Submission Open

Keywords: small mammals; biodiversity; conservation; ecosystem conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Evolution and Morphological Adaptations in Cenozoic Mammals

edited by Martín R. Ciancio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: cenozoic; mammals; systematic; adaptive radiations; functional morphology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)

Diversity, Distribution, Ecology and Applied Potential of Ascomycetes

edited by

Jinfeng Zhang

and

Yuanpin Xiao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: ascomycete; diversity; distribution; ecology; applied potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Reef Fish

edited by Jesús Rodriguez-Romero and

Emelio Barjau-González

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: reef areas; fish; biodiversity; monitoring and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Impacts of Anthropogenic Activities in Coastal Wetlands on Biodiversity in the Context of High-Quality Development

edited by Wei Liu, Xiaoqiang Lu and Jingjing Ding

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activities; biodiversity conservation; coastal and marine; environmental impact assessment; marine and coastal wetlands; new energy and environmental pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Biodiversity Conservation Planning and Assessment—Third Edition

edited by Yu Peng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant richness; plant diversity; biodiversity planning; biodiversity assessment; biodiversity conservation; plant diversity and biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

From Dinosaurs to Birds: The Origin of Flight, Early Evolution and Paleontology

edited by Thomas Alexander Dececchi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: bird flight; Pennaraptora; origins of flight; fossil record; evolution; paleontology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)

Diversity of Legumes

edited by

Cengiz Toker

and

Duygu Sari

submission deadline 11 May 2027 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: fabaceae; diversity; wild legumes; orphan legumes; agronomy, genomics; breeding; evolution; ecology; physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Molecular Approaches to Plant Diversity and Improvement

edited by

Ömer Faruk Coşkun

and

Emre İlhan

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diversity; plant genetic resources; molecular characterization; molecular breeding; crop improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation and Ecological Restoration in Human-Dominated Landscapes

edited by Yuxin Hu, Huiyin Song and

Mary Kelly-Quinn

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5319 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater ecosystems; biodiversity; ecological restoration; human-dominated landscapes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Brachiopod Biodiversity Dynamics in a Changing Climate

edited by

Facheng Ye

and Renbin Zhan

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open

Keywords: brachiopoda; biodiversity dynamics; climate change; paleoecology and biogeography; macroevolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Phenological Diversity in a Warming World: From Plants to Ecosystems

edited by

Qinglai Dang

, Ashley Thomson and

Sahari Inoue

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; plant phenology; ecosystem phenology; plant phenological response to climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Brown Hare Ecology and Conservation: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

edited by

Francesco Vizzarri

, Jaroslav Slamecka and

Lubomir Ondruška

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: brown hare; lepus europaeus; population dynamics; wildlife ecology; conservation biology; biodiversity; habitat management; agricultural landscapes; climate change; wildlife diseases; population genetics; landscape ecology; wildlife monitoring; reproductive biology; restocking; wildlife management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Investigating the Biodiversity of the Tardigrada—3rd Edition

edited by